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September 2007 Archive
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 We discovered the controversial ad featuring Britney Spears recently. Someone proved it was the real her, only photoshopped, by zooming in on and circling all her beauty marks with a pen (can't find the link anymore). Apart from the media controversy, Britney Spears Believe is now available for pre-order and will be shipped as early as 9/24/2007 from the website created for the occasion of the promotion of the perfume: britneyspearsbelieve.com.......
Continue reading "Britney Spears Believe: Its Notes & Where To Buy It {Shopping Tip}" »
Infusion d'Iris by Prada offers this well-known contrast metaphorically referred to by the expression "the iron hand in a velvet glove"; well not quite perhaps. It is not as velvety, nor as harsh as the expression might imply. But this is just an image and it helps define this principal contrast one finds in the fragrance between soft, fresh, floral-aldehydic and feminine facets and the more masculine and assertive woodsy vetiver and cedarwood notes that emerge later on to reveal a rugged side to the fragrance. The scent was created by perfumer Daniela Andrier working together with Miuccia Prada over a two-year period and is considered to be "the biggest launch in the Prada portfolio", which already includes Prada Women, Prada Tendre, and Prada Men. Miuccia Prada wanted a modern interpretation of iris pallida, of the much sought-after root of the flower originating in Florence, for the modern woman......
Continue reading "Infusion d'Iris by Prada {Perfume Short (Review)} {New Perfume}" »
Cadjméré is the latest perfume creation by Parfumerie Générale whose founder and perfumer is Pierre Guillaume. Like many other perfumes by the same house, the scent draws its inspiration from exotic elements as well as gustatory delights in what is fast becoming a sophisticated gourmand signature for the house in general. Since the beginnings of the brand, the fragrances have gained more and more in subtlety it seems and Cadjméré reveals a further level of refinement; the ingredients are blended more seamlessly, daring juxtapositions express themselves effortlessly, and the grain of the perfume is simply more refined.......
Continue reading "Cadjméré by Parfumerie Générale {Perfume Short (Review)} {New Perfume/Advance Review}" »
 As we announced it previously, Montaigne by Caron, a very confidential yet bestseller fragrance for the brand, christened after the location of the main boutique in Paris, 34, avenue Montaigne was set to be relaunched this fall and more widely distributed.......
Continue reading "Montaigne by Caron Now Available & Clarification on Caron L'Astrolabe {Fragrance News}" »
 In an effort of objectivity, celebrity scents were submitted to the appreciation of a group of 1000 respondents who had to decide what was the best celebrity perfume based in principle only on their sense of smell as they were blindfolded. Details on whether they were told in advance that these were celebrity scents or not, in what order the perfumes were presented, over what period of time, and how they countervailed nose fatigue are not provided,......
Continue reading "Best Celebrity Fragrance According to an UK Blind Test {The 5th Sense in the News)" »
Jil Sander is going to launch an amped-up version of Style this fall called Stylessence. It was composed by the same perfumer, Bernard Ellena of Symrise. The perfume is meant to bring out the more seductive and sensual side of the Jil Sander woman and judging by the ad and packaging is meant to be more of an evening scent.......
Continue reading "Stylessence by Jil Sander {New Perfume}" »
Forbes has featured a selection of the 10 most expensive desserts in the world. The winner is The Fortress Aquamarine which combines love of food and jewelry; its price at $14 500 is mostly justified by the aquamarine stone that decorates the dessert-sculpture. You also have to fly to Sri Lanka to have a taste of.....luxury? But the best desserts for a perfumista might be these two......
Continue reading "10 Most Expensive Desserts in the World & New Ambregris Dessert by Pierre Hermé {Fragrant Recipes} {Fragrances News}" »
Open your eyes! Photographer Terry Richardson is becoming fashionable among celebrities wanting to promote their perfumes from the porno-chic angle. He is well-known for his graphic aesthetics and these days, it seems that one needs all the attention one can create to pull a perfume out of the crowd, nay sea, of new releases. After Tom Ford decided in a dramatic reversal of aesthetic choices to play the Terry Richardson card rather than the Marilyn Minter one, the Beckhams have also enlisted Richardson's camera to promote the Intimately Beckham Night duo......
Continue reading "Terry Richardson, is the New Darling of Perfume Advertising, Which Means More Sex Please {Scented Images} {Scented Thoughts} {Trend Alert}" »
 After having mentioned yesterday the iconic Revlon Charlie perfume ads of the 1970s as presenting the counter-archetype of the woman seen as object as proposed in several recent perfume adverts, we decided to revisit some of these 1970s and 80s ads to reconnect for a time with Charlie's bouncy step.
Many of us remember energetic Charlie walking with a conquering spring in her step. She wore pants and to show off that she really knew how to wear them, her stride was amplified, made almost exaggerated at times, like the stylized idea of independence and confidence. Man, she could walk some giant steps on behalf of all women.
Here are some images to remember Charlie who could even reveal herself to be on occasion (unfortunately) paternalistic, if provoked by the behind of a man; sexual harassment you said? Connais pas. What a change of scenes in the current adverts we talked about yesterday which contain allusions to a rather crude sexual assault, a woman with half a face who is really the dream of an inflatable sex doll, and submissive femininity in general. Blame it on cultural eclectism and trends rather than on an overall ideology but still.....
Charlie in 1978 for the UK
Continue reading "Remembering Charlie.....{Scented Images} {Scented Thoughts}" »
Parfum Madhva, Salon Divinessence (press release)
Two places worthy of visiting for the perfumista are the new Divine boutique in Paris and come December, the Salon Divinessence in Paris also that will hold court on the 8th and 9th of 2007. Divine perfumes, which originally hail from Brittany and were recently only available in Paris at the Bon Marché are now enshrined in a new boutique, whose manager and owner is the wife of the founder of the brand, Yvon Mouchel. Its address is: 3, rue Scribe
75009 Paris
Tel: 01 40 06 03 14 ............
Continue reading "Salon Divinessence 8-9 Dec 2007, New Divine Boutique in Paris {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses}" »
The new Vivara by Emilio Pucci officially signed by perfumer François Demachy but in reality co-created by perfumers Natalie Gracia-Cetto and Marie-Aude Bluche of Givaudan is a perfume that manages to surprise you, enchant you, and mesmerize you all along the way. It actually blew my mind. At first you think that it is a very interesting fragrance, then it becomes frankly beautiful, then you think no, it is more than interesting, it is original and a bit strange, yet endlessly beautiful. You then wonder: how did they manage to create a perfume that is both so obviously quirky yet classically and superlatively enchanting? Vivara will keep you guessing for ever. It is a breathtaking beauty that is extremely sophisticated in its structure and will make your more traditional perfumes look like they were made in the kitchen sink. Remember the Edmond Roudnitska dictum that says never to compare two perfumes, it is unfair? In this case one would be tempted to add, unlike in fairy tales, hide the other beauty pretenders, here comes the one and it would be just unfair to compare her to others (can you tell I am excited by this new scent?)....... Pucci evening dress, 1966, MET collection
Continue reading "Vivara by Pucci (2007) {Perfume Review & Musings} {New Perfume}" »
Chanel is continuing to be inspired by the glamor of the movies to promote their products. After having campaigned for Rouge Allure with a film inspired by Le Mépris by Godard, they are sending a special invitation around to preview their Coco Mademoiselle site and film, which are gorgeous. (Update: the site is scheduled to open to the public on 9/12/2007)
One is first literally led by the hand by an invisible guide for a virtual tour of Gabrielle Chanel's daytime apartment (she really lived at the Ritz). You start by climbing the famous Chanel mirrored staircase up into her den, located 31, rue Cambon......
Continue reading "Virtual Visit of Coco Chanel's Appartment, New Coco Mademoiselle Film {Scented Images} {Update}" »
Les Sept Parfums Capitaux by Jovoy Jovoy Paris, a Parisian perfume house from the Roaring Twenties that has recently been resurrected by a trio that includes a sister, brother, and a cousin: François Henin, Henri de Pierrefeu, and Marie-Laure de Rodellec, has launched a series of 7 perfumes called Les Sept Parfums Capitaux in a humorous reference to the Seven Deadly Sins. It also means "the seven very important perfumes" as "capital" in French means "very important" or "critical". Jovoy was initially founded by a woman, Blanche Arvoy in 1923, and lasted into the 1960s then experienced an eclipse although it met with great success in the US in the post World War II period under a different brand name, Corday, in particular with its set of 3 fragrances called Tzigane, Jet, and Fame that were available in samples put together in the shape of a street gas lamp as found on the rue de la Paix in Paris where the Jovoy headquarters were........
A 1949 advert for "Perfume set to Music" a collection of musical pieces by musician Harry Revel inspired by the Jovoy/Corday perfumes. (from The Scented Salamander collection)
Continue reading "Les Sept Parfums Capitaux: Hespéridé, Fougère, Chypre, Marine, Poudré, Oriental, Boisé by Jovoy Paris {New Perfumes} {Scented Image}" »
Adoration of the Magi by Jerome Bosch, Prado Museum As previously announced, Annick Goutal parfums will launch a triptych of perfumes centering on three different ingredients seemingly illustrating a Magi theme, just on time for the Holiday season. More information is now available; the new fragrances are called Ambre Fétiche (Amber-Fetish), Myrrhe Ardente (Perfervid Myrrh), and Encens Flamboyant (Flamboyant Incense) and compose a collection called Les Orientalistes. They will debut in France in December of 2007 and be internationally distributed in 2008. Ambre Fétiche has notes of: amber, incense, labdanum, styrax, benzoin, orris absolute, vanilla, cuir de Russie........
Continue reading "Annick Goutal Les Orientalistes: Ambre Fétiche, Myrrhe Ardente, & Encens Flamboyant {New Perfumes}, New UK Annick Goutal Boutiques {Scented Paths & Fragrant Addresses}" »
Creme de la Mer has issued a new cream dedicated to the care of the fragile area around the eye. It is called The Eye Concentrate and includes "three unique forms" of the famous "miracle broth". It includes algae, calcium, magnesium, essential oils of citruses, eucalyptus, alfalfa, and sunflower, but at the same time sophisticated new approaches have been developed, including the use of a Hematite metal applicator which contributes to the cooling of the eye area and whose magnetic properties are said to help reduce puffiness and dark circles.......
Continue reading "New Eye Concentrate by Creme de la Mer {Beauty Notes} {Beauty News} {Skin}" »
September 2007 Archive
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